Crystal River current., 1887-04-09
THE END OF A RIVALRY.

spent Two days of last week lat
n, one OF those pretty, thriving,
picturesque towns which dot the mag
niticent and bold landscape ofwestern
Pennsylvania and which are miniature
cities in the energy, progressiveness,
education and models of advanced
municipal regulations. 1t was b re-
visit to the place. for had lived there
for year several years ago, attached
to the single newspaper OF the town,
which newspaper has in the meantime
advanced from a somewhat uncertain
weekly publication to the dignity
OF a daily, with certain toning
umns, which resembled nothing SO
much as ahalf-sheet circus poster, and
a corresponding advance in it's news
and general reading features. found
that change, the epit aph of all the years
everywhere. had been busy with the
people here as elsewhere, and one of
these changes, completing romance
which was well advanced when I
quilted the town i'll 1873, enables me
to tell the story entire.
During my residence there my most
intimate friend, and the one whose
house l most frequented, was DR..
Thomas Wood, who had moved
to N from Philadelphia upon
the death of his wife ten years
before, bringing with him his
little daughter May, who, at the time
of which write, had grown up to be
the acknowledged beauty OF the town.
The house they occupied was an old
fashioned mansion in the center OF the
town, which DR.. Wood had modern
lied by the addition OF a huge hay
window that was always filled with
geraniums, roses, and myrtles, that,
with q couple of small orange trees,
were the admiration OF the neighbor-
hood. Not that DIR. Wood had any
horticultural tastes. On the contrary,
he was very severe on the devotion of
minds to such rrifles as flowers, fancy
work, music, and dancing; but then
blue.eyed May differed with him, and
told him SO in the sweetest, sauciest,
most lovable manner imaginable.
Upon the opposite side OF the street
there had just been completed, at the
time of which speak row of houses
which were dignified by the high-sound-
ing name of Maple terrace, that being
the kind of tree that was most conspic-
uous by its absence in the immediate
locality. They were all to let, although
the last finishing touches had been put
on them in the way of paint and paper,
and they wanted nothing but human
beings to assume a civilized appear
ance.
Calling one afternoon at the doctors
house, saw evidences of life in Maple
terrace, and upon inquiry of May as
certained that two of the houses had
been taken.
"Papa is quite pleased" said she,
"hecause you know, he looks upon
those twelve houses as twelve new
patients.
But" said /, '.have you not read
the advertisement, healthy and airy
situation, imposing neighborhood,
and only one physician?"n =
"Oh, yes" smiled May; "but sick
ness, am sorry to say. is apt to run
about at some time Or other, even in
airy situations"
Two days afterward another bill
was taken down, and in my strong in
terest in the terrace, which had seen
grow up under my eyes. I called to
congratulate May. 3,
"Oh,, yes," she exclaimed, with un-
usual eagerness, land think by q
family that will prove q valuable ad-
dition to the neighborhood, for a very
handsome and Observation-Disclosures king
young gentleman drove up there this
morning and spent an hour in look.
ing over the house, and suppose he
has taken it," ;
1t was several days before 1 saw her
ouoin and <hov1 cho t,0hf hxy tho
hand drew me rapidly to the window,
and with semi-tragic expression, she
pointed to the house over the way.
looked, and, to my astonishment, saw
upon the shutters two signs, painted
in very large gold letters, Edmund
Rand, NJ. D. 49,.
"A rival, indeed, ," said !, promising
q Montague and Capulet state ol
things. But perhaps Romeo and Ju.
liet may be found to terminate it,"
Don't laugh" replied May, grave.
ly; papa 10 vexed and indignant.
Imagine two physicians in this local.
ityi It's all the fault Of that advef.
tisement. Some scheming young man
has seen it, and, finding no hope oi
practice elsewhere, has come here. i
suppose he Il as poor a. . rat"
Al this instant three wagons full oI
new furniture stopped in front Of DR..
Rand's door and May absolutely
turned pale upon discovering that 4
was of the most elegant description.
THE wretch has got . young wife,
tool" she exclaimed, as . piano and
harp came to view; and thep She add.
cd, rising. s'this will never do; thsy
must be put down at once; they an
stranaers Ia the neighborhood; Ne An
wsIl known. ] have plan which
think VIII e@sctually disposs Of ths tu'
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